Author: Tyrone Jones

Some U.S. universities called in police to disperse demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, which led to violent clashes and the arrest of many protesters. Meanwhile, other schools chose to wait out student protests as the end of the semester approached and graduation ceremonies neared. In Boston, 108 people were arrested at Emerson College, and four officers were injured at an encampment. At the University of Southern California, 93 pro-Palestinian student protesters were peacefully arrested on Wednesday evening, hours after police aggressively detained 34 demonstrators at a Texas university.

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (ETA) and the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy Planning are negotiating with concessionaire Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) to reduce the maximum toll on…

The person who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith after a car accident in 2016 has been given a 25-year prison term after being found guilty of manslaughter in January. The hearing on Thursday in New Orleans was the second time that 36-year-old Cardell Hayes had been sentenced for the killing. He was initially convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and was later given a 25-year sentence. However, the jury's decision was 10-2 and the conviction was later overturned after the Supreme Court banned such non-unanimous verdicts. He was released on bond while waiting for a new trial but was imprisoned again after being convicted a second time for the death of the former New Orleans Saint.

Former White House attorney Ty Cobb on Wednesday suggested that Rudy Guiliani “sold his soul” to protect former President Trump following an Arizona grand jury indictment charging him for his alleged role in a “fake elector” scheme. Cobb, in an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett, reflected on the newly unsealed indictment against Guiliani -the…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) mentioned that the pro-Palestine protestors at the University of Texas at Austin should be in jail, and arrests were happening. “Arrests are ongoing and will keep happening until the crowd leaves. These protesters should be in jail,” Abbott wrote on the social platform X. Texas state police detained at…

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called on all states to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in space and not take steps to develop weapons of mass destruction that could be deployed above Earth. Thirteen member nations voted in approval of the U.N. Security Council resolution, including…

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TikTok is stopping a feature that rewards its app users in France and Spain for watching videos in response to scrutiny from European Commission regulators. “TikTok always wants to work well with the EU Commission and other regulators. So, we are choosing to stop the rewards functions in TikTok Lite while we deal with the concerns…

President Biden met with Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old who was held by Hamas in Gaza and was released last November as part of a hostage agreement. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters the meeting was a moment of joy, but also served as a reminder for Biden of…

Technology continues to reveal new details written on parchment burned by the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE.